Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday he will propose $2 billion in cuts next week when he releases his plan for Maryland’s next state budget and that he continues to have a “very high bar” for tax increases.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore plans to cut the state budget by $2 billion, aiming to protect working families and essential social services.

Maryland's 90-day legislative session opened Wednesday with the governor calling for $2 billion in cuts to balance the state budget amid a shortfall of almost $3 billion. Concern over the projected budget gap is setting an underlying tone of concern this session.

Moore has sometimes engaged in destructive partisan politics. He rallied supporters of then-Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks by describing the campaign against former Gov. Larry Hogan as a “war,” a word perfectly at home in our partisan times but unfit to exist alongside Moore’s worthy appeals for decency and virtue.

Governor Wes Moore has announced a pause to the blueprint education spending plan. The project titled ‘The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future’ is a $3.9 billion-dollar spending concept over 10 years for the public education system.

The Maryland General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session began on Wednesday, where lawmakers were ready to tackle a number of important issues. Among the issues is a deficit of nearly $3 billion. Maryland Gov.